Questions & Replies: Home Affairs
2010-10-19
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QUESTION 2403DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 27 July 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 25 of 2010Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
Whether (a) her Department or (b) any of its entities has signed any contractual agreements with a certain company (name furnished) or any of its affiliates (i) in the
(aa) 2006-07, (bb) 2007-08, (cc) 2008-09 and (dd) 2009-10 financial years and (ii) during the period 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (aaa) what is the nature of each contract, (bbb) what is the monetary value of each contract, (ccc) what is the (aaaa) start and (bbbb) end date of each contract, (ddd) what are the details of the process that was followed for the signing of each contract, (eee) who else tendered for each contract that was awarded and (fff) what amount did each tenderer quote in each case?
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REPLY:
(a) & (b) No. Neither the Department of Home Affairs, or any of its entities had signed any contractual agreements with the mentioned company, in any of the 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10 or 2010/11 financial years.
QUESTION 2361DATE OF PUBLICATION: Monday, 30 August 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 25 of 2010Mr M Swart (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
Whether her Department's Regional Office in George has a Mobile Unit; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the areas in which the Unit operates and (b) is the total number of applications for identity documents which (i) the Unit has processed since its launch and (ii) this Unit has processed since its launch at no charge to the applicant?
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REPLY
(a) Yes. The Department's Regional Office in George has one Mobile Truck which has been in operation, since September 2009, and visits the following areas, once, or twice a month:
· Stil Bay
· Waboomskraal
· Thembalethu
· Hornlee
· Mossel Bay
· Riversdale
· Sedgefield
· Knysna
· Heidelberg
· Rheenendal
· Plettenberg Bay
· Kranshoek
· Damesbos
· Asla Park
· Slang River
· Albertinia
(b)(i) The total number of identity documents processed is, as follows:
First identity document Issues : 1334
Re-issues of identity documents : 1 924
Identity documents distributed : 2 253
(b)(ii) The Mobile Unit was able to provide the following documents at no cost to the applicants during an outreach programme partnered with the Bitou Municipality who paid for the photos (First Issues), as well as, for the photos, and the application fee (Re-Issues):
First Identity document issues : 274
Re-issues of Identity Documents : 807
QUESTION 2350DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 27 August 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 25 of 2010Mrs S V Kalyan (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
Whether she will consider amending official documentation completed by members of the public to reflect the category intersex in addition to the categories male and female; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details regarding the time frame for the proposed amendment of these documents?
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REPLY:
The Department of Home Affairs does not make provision for an intersex category on official documentation, but has procedures in place, with regard to changing of sex. An Amendment application form is used for this purpose, and will indicate the sex that is preferred. Expert medical opinion must, then, be provided as stipulated in the Alteration of Sex Description, and Sex Status Act, 2003, before a determination can be made. These procedures have proved to be sufficient, in terms of the practical application of the Act.
QUESTION 2318DATE OF PUBLICATION: Monday, 30 August 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 25 of 2010Dr C P Mulder (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
What is the breakdown for the officials at post levels 8 to 12 in her Department in terms of (a) sex, (b) race and (c) age?
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REPLY:
The information is provided in the tables, attached:
QUESTION 2261DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 20 August 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 23 of 2010Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
Whether her Department and / or any of its entities has purchased any 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament (a) clothing or (b) other specified paraphernalia; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, in each case,
(i) what are (aa) the details and (bb) the total cost of the items purchased, (ii)(aa) how many items have been purchased and (bb) why, (iii)(aa) to whom has each of these items been allocated and (bb) why have these items been allocated to these persons and (iv)(aa) on what basis was the decision taken to purchase each of these items and (bb) on whose authority was the decision taken to make these purchases?
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REPLY:
The information for the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), the Government Printing Works (GPW), the Film and Publication Board (FPB) and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is specified in the table, attached:
QUESTION 2112DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 13 August 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 21 of 2010Dr A Lotriet (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
Whether her Department has a language policy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
Yes. The Department of Home Affairs has a language policy. It is in line with the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa with specific reference to section 9(3).
QUESTION 2097 / NW2507EDATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 6 July 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 19 of 2010Ms A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
Whether a certain official of her Department (name furnished) is investigating allegations regarding a certain person (name furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) when is the investigation anticipated to be completed and (b) when will the details and outcomes of the investigation be available?
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REPLY:
(a) & (b) Yes. The official concerned has finished the investigation regarding the allegations levelled against a certain person. The details and outcomes of the investigation are available.
QUESTION 1981DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 30 July 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18 of 2010The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
(1) What is the estimated number of Zimbabwean refugees currently living in South Africa;
(2) whether she has any strategies in place to encourage the repatriation of Zimbabwean refugees; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) In the period 1 January 2000 to 31 May 2010, a total of 5 822 Zimbabwean nationals were granted refugee status (refugee permits), in terms of section 24 of the Refugee Act, 1998 (Act No 130 of 1998).
(2) All the efforts to get Zimbabwe back to normal by the South African government are relevant to the repatriation of Zimbabweans. As the economic, and the political situation improves in Zimbabwe, a lot of Zimbabweans will voluntarily go back home.
QUESTION 1918DATE OF PUBLICATION: Monday, 26 July 2010
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17 of 2010The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
(1) How many (a) Zimbabwean citizens have been granted asylum since 1 January 2002 and (b) applications for asylum by Zimbabwean citizens have yet to be processed;
(2) whether, with reference to the report by the United Nations Refugee Agency in June 2010 (details furnished), (a) there are any reasons for the backlog of asylum applications and (b) she has taken any steps to expedite the processing of these applications; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY:
(1) A total of 5 815 Zimbabwean citizens have been granted asylum in the period
1 January 2002 up to, and including, 31 May 2010.
(2) The moratorium and the Special Dispensation is coming to an end. The ongoing operation of documenting all Zimbabweans, in the country, is towards resolving the problem. There is, also, an amendment Bill that, if passed into law, will assist in speeding up the refugee application process, generally.